Shimla: At least 48 people were killed and several injured after a massive landslide buried two government buses in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, officials said on Sunday. The number of people killed could rise as over 50 passengers were travelling in the two buses hit by the landslide at KotpuriContinue Reading
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Ludhiana: The murder case of Pastor Sultan Masih is still unsolved and to further aggravate the tension, an attack on a church has been reported in the Ladhowal area. Some unidentified miscreants vandalised the windowpane of a church in village Rasulpur of Ladhowal. The Ladhowal police have registered a caseContinue Reading
Crisis brings out the best in some people. At a time when all hell broke loose in Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College following alleged disruption of oxygen supply, one man — Dr Kafil Ahmed — answered the call of duty. As patients began collapsing due to lack of oxygen,Continue Reading
Pandikkad, Malappuram: An English medium school in Malappuram has courted controversy by reportedly introducing separate uniforms for students based on their academic performance. Following intervention by district childline authorities after some parents and students complained to them, the school has withdrawn the move, authorities said. The action by the AlContinue Reading
Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh: At least 60 children have died over five days at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur, prompting the Uttar Pradesh government to order a magisterial inquiry into the incident. The deaths are being blamed on infections and possible disruption of oxygen supply in theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Two Dalit children are made to share an egg during meal time in schools. Dalit students receive meals at the end. So-called higher caste students eat separately and are given an extra helping of meals. Tribal and Dalit students are seated on the last benches of the class.Continue Reading
The unmistakable chatter of typewriters outside courthouses and government offices will soon fall silent in Mumbai as stenography colleges on Friday hold their final manual exams. The roughly 3,500 institutes teaching the antiquated ways of the typewriter across Maharastra will be phased out as India pushes ahead with a driveContinue Reading
Chennai: As many as 7,620 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, with the highest number in Saudi Arabia. In response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, minister of state for external affairs M J Akbar said due to strong privacy laws prevailing in many countries,Continue Reading
Calcutta, Aug. 9: The rented home of the Mirik block development officer was stoned early morning yesterday – the first attack targeting a state government official during the current phase of the Gorkhaland agitation. Binay Tamang, the assistant general secretary of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, said: “Certain anti-socials are indulgingContinue Reading